#TechInTheCity Podcast

Episode 8: Fierce Female Founders in Tech

In this episode of #TechInTheCity, Yvonne talks with 3 local women who are making waves in the tech scene including Sarah Roddy, Local Owner at GetintheLoop Windsor-Essex | Windsor Chapter Lead at Canada Learning Code, Mara Belano, Founder of Beaux App and Nicole Anderson, Director, Women Entrepreneurship Strategy at WindsorEssex Economic Development Corporation. Yvonne and guests talk entrepreneurship, moving the dial in tech and what's coming up to support women entrepreneurs in STEM and emerging technologies. 

Episode 7: Reflections & Predictions with WEtech Alliance

Each year the WEtech team takes a moment to reflect on some of their favourite highlights from the past year, and look forward to what's coming in the next in our annual blog. This year, we decided to change it up and created our first "Podcast Edition". 

Episode Guests: John-Marc Vachon, "The Adams", Victoria Abboud & Michelle Teno-Wachter

Episode 6: Get Cyber Safe This Holiday Season

In this episode of #TechInTheCity, Yvonne talks about a new initiative from the Government of Canada, Get Cyber Safe, aimed at raising Canadians’ awareness about the importance of cyber security and how they can adopt cyber secure best practices.  

Pro Tip: Your password should have more characters than a fruitcake has mystery ingredients. 

Episode 5: LIVE! From the Windsor Google Developers Group Holiday Party

In this episode of #TechInTheCity, Yvonne crashes the Windsor GDG Holiday Party to talk with members of the tech community on their 2019's tech highlights and look at what's in store for 2020.

Episode Guests: Frank Abbruzzese, President at AlphaKOR, Manan Jadhav, Entrepreneur + Master of Applied Computing Student, John Ulakovich & Shaun Dass, Professors at the Zekelman School of Business and IT & Don Ward, Founder of Windsor GDG + Senior Research Engineer at Quicken Loans. 

Episode 4: Debunking Computer Science

In this episode of #TechInTheCity, Yvonne talks about the misconceptions of computer science and how University of Windsor students should expect to see a lot more Google on campus. 

Episode Guests: University of Windsor students Noah Campbell and Aislyn Laurent and aspiring computer science student, Nicette Scott. 

Episode 3: Hustle & Gig Economy with Gio Petrucci

In this episode of #TechInTheCity, Yvonne talks with Gio Petrucci, Owner & Designer of GIOGRAFIK, on what it means to hustle in the "Gig" world including the rewards, landing Amazon Canada as a client to design their 2019 Holiday Guide. Yvonne and Gio also talk diversity & inclusion in tech, a Windsor re-brand and the power of creative collisions and collaborations. 

Episode 2: Forbes Under 30 Summit Rundown & Millennial Movement

In this episode of #TechInTheCity, Yvonne talks Forbes Under 30 Summit in Detroit and the rise of the Millennial Movement. 

Episode Guest: Zain Ismail, a health innovator, millennial, connector, cross border advocate, and intrapreneur, with experience leading innovation in health systems in Canada and the United States. 

Episode 1: Entrepreneurship Goes Global

In this episode of #TechInTheCity, Yvonne talks Global Entrepreneurship Week and how one local indigenous artist is going global thanks to Instagram and Vanity Fair UK.

Episode Guests: Sabrina DeMarco, Executive Director, Windsor-Essex Small Business
Centre and Kat Pasquach, Owner/Entrepreneur, Culture Shock Jewelry.